it feels like the american dream is not attainable to a lot of us. and what i'm really hoping to hear from you is several concrete steps that you're going to take moving forward that will be able to reignite my generation, reignite the youth who are beset by student loans. >> we thought we were well beyond the hot dogs and beans area of our lives, but quite frankly, it's starting to knock on our door and ring true that that might be where we're headed again. and mr. president, i need you to answer this honestly. is this my new reality? >> is the american dream dead for me? >> let's turn to msnbc political analyst, richard wolffe, and author of "renegade: the making of a president." good evening. how do you run a political campaign in a country that seems to be polarized between, for god's sakes, stop, and for god's sakes, get going? >> that's a good question. and one thing you hear is, not just how tough the recession was, but how hard it can be to run politics after a recession. ask the first president bush, ask president clinton in the first few ye